Junk Foods & Your kids! WHY?

Why do parents still continue to give their children crap to eat!? "Food" with NO nutritional value filled with artifical colors and preservatives. I feel so bad when I go on field trips with my daughter or visit her school and see what the other children are eatting. Soda in a baby bottle REALLY! What pisses me off more is the fact the our goverment allows all this crap into our food. Even though these same additives are NOT allowed in the food in other countries. So instead of just going into a store and picking something up not worrying about what is in it I have to very carefully look at all the ingredents EVEN what the food is packaged in. SO DAM ANNOYING!!! Sorry had to vent. Please feel free to comment.

Why do parents still continue to give their children crap to eat!? "Food" with NO nutritional value filled with artifical colors and preservatives. I feel so bad when I go on field trips with my daughter or visit her school and see what the other children are eatting. Soda in a baby bottle REALLY! What pisses me off more is the fact the our goverment allows all this crap into our food. Even though these same additives are NOT allowed in the food in other countries. So instead of just going into a store and picking something up not worrying about what is in it I have to very carefully look at all the ingredents EVEN what the food is packaged in. SO DAM ANNOYING!!! Sorry had to vent. Please feel free to comment.

Even though these same additives are NOT allowed in the food in other countries. So instead of just going into a store and picking something up not worrying about what is in it I have to very carefully look at all the ingredents EVEN what the food is packaged in

Government involvment in my personal life, or the lives of other individuals, is a much bigger evil than additives or preservatives in food.

Also, how is this your business? Why are you so overly concerned with what other people do regarding their children? Do you really have that much time on your hands?

Even though these same additives are NOT allowed in the food in other countries. So instead of just going into a store and picking something up not worrying about what is in it I have to very carefully look at all the ingredents EVEN what the food is packaged in

Government involvment in my personal life, or the lives of other individuals, is a much bigger evil than additives or preservatives in food.

Also, how is this your business? Why are you so overly concerned with what other people do regarding their children? Do you really have that much time on your hands?

I would rather people teach their children portion control and about making a better choice when presented with two. I don't have time to have a stick up my butt about every morsel. We rarely eat fast food and we prefer to cook from scratch. And because of that I will gladly allow my children the opportunity to cut me some slack and eat some crap so I can do the full time working mom to two kids, housewife and religious activity organizer thing.

I would rather people teach their children portion control and about making a better choice when presented with two. I don't have time to have a stick up my butt about every morsel. We rarely eat fast food and we prefer to cook from scratch. And because of that I will gladly allow my children the opportunity to cut me some slack and eat some crap so I can do the full time working mom to two kids, housewife and religious activity organizer thing.

People probably keep doing it because it's cheap. Real food is more expensive. And what's cheap, fits in a budget. Some people can either feed their kids crap, or nothing at all. Given the choices, most parents choose crap, and live with that knowing their kids are at least fed. Their choice, not yours. Feel badly for those kids all you want, but my mom used to feed me mac and cheese and hot-dogs (maybe some peas in there occasionally) for weeks on end just to make ends meet, and I turned out just fine. Those kids will, too.

People probably keep doing it because it's cheap. Real food is more expensive. And what's cheap, fits in a budget. Some people can either feed their kids crap, or nothing at all. Given the choices, most parents choose crap, and live with that knowing their kids are at least fed. Their choice, not yours. Feel badly for those kids all you want, but my mom used to feed me mac and cheese and hot-dogs (maybe some peas in there occasionally) for weeks on end just to make ends meet, and I turned out just fine. Those kids will, too.

"There once was a time whenall people believed in God and the church ruled.This time was called the Dark Ages."-Richard Lederer-

From:
brittany0623

To: Lillys_Mommy

Posted: Mar-30 10:19 PM (7 of 139)

I'm not sure why it's necessarily your business what other people's children eat but I can tell you why I give my child the occasional junk.

My child loves his fruits and vegies but yes, I will allow him to have some fruit snacks or a cup of pudding every now and then. He typically eats very healthy but on the rare occasion we are out and about and busy we *gasp* stop and eat at McDonalds!! I know, I'm a terrible mother and should have my children taken away. And, from time to time I make him some koolaid. I grew up eating all of that evil food and I'm perfectly healthy.

I'm not sure why it's necessarily your business what other people's children eat but I can tell you why I give my child the occasional junk.

My child loves his fruits and vegies but yes, I will allow him to have some fruit snacks or a cup of pudding every now and then. He typically eats very healthy but on the rare occasion we are out and about and busy we *gasp* stop and eat at McDonalds!! I know, I'm a terrible mother and should have my children taken away. And, from time to time I make him some koolaid. I grew up eating all of that evil food and I'm perfectly healthy.

I'd rather allow my kids some junk food then ban it. Banning it does them no favours in the future. I teach my kids moderation and that all food is okay when you eat little bits at a time. This way when they grow up they'll know how to have portion control of junk food and not be like the kids that I see at birthday parties that never get up from the chips and candy because they're never allowed to have it at home.

I'd rather allow my kids some junk food then ban it. Banning it does them no favours in the future. I teach my kids moderation and that all food is okay when you eat little bits at a time. This way when they grow up they'll know how to have portion control of junk food and not be like the kids that I see at birthday parties that never get up from the chips and candy because they're never allowed to have it at home.

How about the kids who NEED junk food for example the high sugar content or need to gain fat??? Are those parents still a**holes? Or for the kids like my toddler who needs a high sodium diet?? Man I hate that being a good parent makes me a bad parent.

How about the kids who NEED junk food for example the high sugar content or need to gain fat??? Are those parents still a**holes? Or for the kids like my toddler who needs a high sodium diet?? Man I hate that being a good parent makes me a bad parent.

I'm Terrified of the produce section because I never learned how to tell which fruits or vegetables to pick! I always end up with spaghetti squash that takes weeks to become cookable or bananas that turn brown in two days. I wish they offered a class in this!

I'm Terrified of the produce section because I never learned how to tell which fruits or vegetables to pick! I always end up with spaghetti squash that takes weeks to become cookable or bananas that turn brown in two days. I wish they offered a class in this!

Oooh! I love me some toasted bread with butter and sugar on it. :) But I'm a hick who grew up on hamburger helper. We didn't eat veggies growing up, and the only fruit I got was watermelon on a hot summer day at the lake. And I will admit that now, at 24, I am learning to eat veggies. Coke in a baby bottle? No. The occasional fast food or pizza? No harm done to any of my nieces or nephews who eat them. Or me for that matter.

Oooh! I love me some toasted bread with butter and sugar on it. :) But I'm a hick who grew up on hamburger helper. We didn't eat veggies growing up, and the only fruit I got was watermelon on a hot summer day at the lake. And I will admit that now, at 24, I am learning to eat veggies. Coke in a baby bottle? No. The occasional fast food or pizza? No harm done to any of my nieces or nephews who eat them. Or me for that matter.

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